Livestock Disease Control (Cattle Tags) Regulations 1997

i Livestock Disease Control (Cattle Tags) Regulations 1997 S.R. No. 125/1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Principal Regulations 1 4. Tags 2 5. Identification of livestock introduced into Victoria 2 6. Tags for cattle 2 ═══════════════ NOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1997 S.R. No. 125/1997 Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 Livestock Disease Control (Cattle Tags) Regulations 1997 The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's Deputy with the advice of the Executive Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 18 November 1997 Responsible Minister: PATRICK McNAMARA Minister for Agriculture and Resources SHARNE BRYAN Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to make further provision for identification requirements for cattle. 2. Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 9, 9A, 10(2) and 139 of the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994. 3. Principal Regulations In these Regulations the Livestock Disease Control Regulations 19951 are called the Principal Regulations. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 125/1997 Livestock Disease Control (Cattle Tags) Regulations 1997 2 4. Tags After regulation 8(4) of the Principal Regulations insert— "(5) The following cattle are not required to be identified in accordance with sub- regulation (1) if they are part of a sale lot of cattle being sold in a saleyard with a properly completed declaration made under section 18A of the Stock (Seller Liability and Declarations) Act 1993 and the vendor number painted on them— (a) one head of cattle in a sale lot containing 3 or more cattle but less than 10 cattle, if the remainder of those cattle are identified in accordance with sub-regulation (1) or (3); (b) no more than 2 head of cattle in a sale lot of 10 cattle or more but less than 19 cattle, if the remainder of those cattle are identified in accordance with sub- regulation (1) or (3); (c) no more than 3 head of cattle in a sale lot of 20 cattle or more, if the remainder of those cattle are identified in accordance with sub-regulation (1) or (3). (6) Sub-regulation (5) does not apply to cattle being sold as store cattle or breeding cattle.". 5. Identification of livestock introduced into Victoria In regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations, sub- regulations (2) and (3) are revoked. 6. Tags for cattle r. 4 r. 6 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 125/1997 Livestock Disease Control (Cattle Tags) Regulations 1997 3 In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations— (a) in Part A, in item (2)(a)(C), omit "or black"; (b) Parts F and G are revoked. ═══════════════ -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 125/1997 Livestock Disease Control (Cattle Tags) Regulations 1997 4 NOTES 1 S.R. No. 170/1995 as amended by S.R. No. 54/1997. Notes -- 5 of 5 --